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b. 1959 -

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Aug. 22, 2024
SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959- ) Gay Games II - Physique Champions.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959- ) Gay Games II - Physique Champions. Digital print, the image measuring 337x241 mm; 13¼x9½ inches, the sheet 279x356 mm; 11x14 inches, with Cohen's signature, title, and edition notation 7/50 in ink on verso. 1986; printed later. Accompanied by Cohen's Certificate of Authenticity, also with her signature and edition notation, and her Artist Statement. The Gay Games was founded in San Francisco in 1982 by Olympians Tom Waddell, Brenda Young, and others to promote the exceptional athleticism in the LGBTQ+ community. Cohen's trailblazing work embraced both self-representation and portraiture as a means of exploring the eroticism, self-love, inclusivity, and acceptance of the community of queer women in and around San Francisco. Her radical work celebrates their sexuality, self-confidence, and open acceptance, while also documenting a period of immense cultural change. Wild and liberated, Cohen photographed the first ever Ms. Leather Contest, sex clubs during the feminist sex wars, the BDSM scene, Theatre Rhinoceros, AIDS fundraisers, the Gay Games, gay weddings, music festivals, and political activism.
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Aug. 22, 2024
SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959- ) Amelia's Bar - Rack Productions.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959- ) Amelia's Bar - Rack Productions. Digital print, the image measuring 356x279 mm; 14x11 inches, with Cohen's signature, title, and edition notation 27/50 in ink on verso. 1985; printed later. Accompanied by Cohen's Certificate of Authenticity, also with her signature and edition notation, and her Artist Statement. This photograph was made at activist Rikki Streicher's legendary San Francisco lesbian bar Amelia's on assignment for Rack Productions, who produced erotic events for the lesbian community in the late 1980s. It was published in the ground-breaking lesbian magazine On Our Backs. Cohen writes: Tina Turner "Addicted to Love" was vibrating in our bones and running through our veins and with a few drinks we lit up all of San Francisco with our queer selves." Cohen's trailblazing work embraced both self-representation and portraiture as a means of exploring the eroticism, self-love, inclusivity, and acceptance of the community of queer women in and around San Francisco. Her radical work celebrates their sexuality, self-confidence, and open acceptance, while also documenting a period of immense cultural change. Wild and liberated, Cohen photographed the first ever Ms. Leather Contest, sex clubs during the feminist sex wars, the BDSM scene, Theatre Rhinoceros, AIDS fundraisers, the Gay Games, gay weddings, music festivals, and political activism.
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Aug. 17, 2023
SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959 - ) Hot and Sexy at Amelia's (featuring Susie Bright, Rainbow, and Cerage).
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959 - ) Hot and Sexy at Amelia's (featuring Susie Bright, Rainbow, and Cerage). Digital print, the image measuring 270x301 mm; 10 5/8x11 7/8 inches, the sheet slightly larger, with Cohen's signature, title, and edition notation "21 of 50" in ink on verso. 1988; printed later. Accompanied by Cohen's Certificate of Authenticity, also with her signature and edition notation, and her Artist Statement. Susie Bright contributed to the founding of On Our Backs, the first women-run erotica magazine and the first magazine to feature lesbian erotica fora lesbian audience in the United States. She became editor-in-chief for six years. The dressmaker of Bright's leather outfit is named Kathy Andrew. She first used latex in 1985 under the business Stormy Leather. Amelia's was opened by the activist and community leader in San Francisco's LGBTQ+ movement Rikki Streicher in 1978 as a bar and dance club at 647 Valencia Street. It was named after Amelia Earhart.
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Aug. 17, 2023
SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959 - ) On Her Back for "On Our Backs."
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959 - ) On Her Back for "On Our Backs." Digital print, the image measuring 228x333 mm; 9x13 1/8 inches, the sheet 279x355 mm; 11x14 inches, with Cohen's signature, title, and edition notation "20 of 50" in ink on verso. 1987; printed later. Accompanied by Cohen's Certificate of Authenticity, also with her signature and edition notation, and her Artist Statement. Cohen's statement reads, in part: "A group of Lesbians gathered together at Devils Elbow every summer for a month to enjoy each other's company. As a queer woman I stand for photographing love as we are all created equally." Published: On Our Backs, centerfold for the story titled "Getting Away from It All," Fall 1987
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Aug. 17, 2023
SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959 - ) Self-portrait, Live to Ride, Ride to Love.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959 - ) Self-portrait, Live to Ride, Ride to Love. Digital print, the image measuring 270x346 mm; 10 5/8x13 5/8 inches, the sheet slightly larger, with Cohen's signature, title, and edition notation "11 of 50" in ink on verso. 1984; printed later. Accompanied by Cohen's Certificate of Authenticity, also with her signature and edition notation, and her Artist Statement. Cohen, a self-portrait Butch Lesbian Artist, made this image with her camera on a tripod and employing a timer. Cohen's trailblazing work embraced both self-representation and portraiture as a means of exploring the eroticism, self-love, inclusivity, and acceptance of the community of queer women in and around San Francisco. Her radical work celebrates their sexuality, self-confidence, and open acceptance, while also documenting a period of immense cultural change. Wild and liberated, Cohen photographed the first ever Ms. Leather Contest, sex clubs during the feminist sex wars, the BDSM scene, Theatre Rhinoceros, AIDS fundraisers, the Gay Games, gay weddings, music festivals, and political activism. Published: On Our Backs, for a story titled "Live to Ride, Fall 1985
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Aug. 18, 2022
SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959 - ) Self Portrait of True Love Times Two, Eel River, Garberville, California.
Est: $800 - $1,200
SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959 - ) Self Portrait of True Love Times Two, Eel River, Garberville, California. Digital print, the image measuring 279x356 mm; 11x14 inches, with Cohen's signature, title, and edition notation 4 of 50 in ink on verso. 1987; printed later. Accompanied by Cohen's Certificate of Authenticity, also with her signature and edition notation, and her Artist Statement.
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Aug. 18, 2022
SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959 - ) Polyamorous Butch Lovers.
Est: $800 - $1,200
SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959 - ) Polyamorous Butch Lovers. Digital print, the image measuring 349x235 mm; 13 3/4x9 1/4 inches, the sheet slightly larger, with Cohen's signature, title, and edition notation 7 of 50 in ink on verso. 1986; printed later. Accompanied by Cohen's Certificate of Authenticity, also with her signature and edition notation, and her Artist Statement.
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Aug. 18, 2022
SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959 - ) Live to Ride, a self-portrait, Berkeley, California.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959 - ) Live to Ride, a self-portrait, Berkeley, California. Digital print, the image measuring 267x343 mm; 10 1/2x13 1/2 inches, the sheet slightly larger, with Cohen's signature, title, and edition notation 10/50 in ink on verso. 1984; printed later. Accompanied by Cohen's Certificate of Authenticity, also with her signature and edition notation, and her Artist Statement.
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Aug. 19, 2021
SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959 - ) Late Night at Amelia's 1.
Est: $600 - $900
SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959 - ) Late Night at Amelia's 1. Digital print, the image measuring 330.2x244.5 mm; 13x9 5/8 inches, the sheet slightly larger, with Cohen's signature, variant title, and edition notation 9/50, in ink, on verso. 1987; printed later. Accompanied by Cohen's Certificate of Authenticity, also with her signature and edition notation, and her Artist Statement.
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Aug. 19, 2021
SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959 - ) Live to Ride.
Est: $700 - $1,000
SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959 - ) Live to Ride. Digital print, the image measuring 266.7x342.9 mm; 10 1/2x13 1/2 inches, the sheet slightly larger, with Cohen's signature, title, and edition notation 9/50, in ink, on verso. 1984; printed later. Accompanied by Cohen's Certificate of Authenticity, also with her signature and edition notation, and her Artist Statement.
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Aug. 19, 2021
SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959 - ) Wheel of Womyn.
Est: $700 - $1,000
SHELBY SHARIE COHEN (1959 - ) Wheel of Womyn. Digital print, the image measuring 241.3x336.5 mm; 9 1/2x13 1/4 inches, the sheet slightly larger, with Cohen's signature, title, and edition notation 9/50, in ink, on verso. 1987; printed later. Accompanied by Cohen's Certificate of Authenticity, also with her signature and edition notation, and her Artist Statement.
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